Job 23
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1Then Job answered and said,
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2Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
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3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
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4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
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5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
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6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
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7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
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8Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
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9On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
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10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
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12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
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13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
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14For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
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15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
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16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
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17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
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Chapter 23
Cross References
Job 23:2
Job 10:1My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak...Job 7:11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;...Job 11:6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that...Job 6:2Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances to...Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased...
Job 23:3
Job 16:21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!Job 13:3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Isaiah 55:6¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Job 31:35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer...2 Corinthians 5:19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing...
Job 23:4
Job 13:18Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolatio...Job 37:19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of...Numbers 14:13¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou brou...Joshua 7:8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
Job 23:5
1 Corinthians 4:3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s...Job 42:2I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden fro...Job 13:22Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.Job 10:2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with m...
Job 23:6
Job 9:33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.2 Corinthians 12:9And he said unto me,My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made per...Job 13:21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against h...Ezekiel 20:33¶ As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched...
Job 23:7
Job 13:3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who wa...Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are unde...Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as sca...Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
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Job 9:11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him no...1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;...Job 35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefo...Psalms 10:1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?Isaiah 45:15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
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James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall rece...1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishe...James 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;Psalms 139:1O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver...
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Psalms 44:18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge...Romans 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and i...Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them fort...Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be...
Job 23:12
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and r...Psalms 119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.John 4:34Jesus saith unto them,My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to fini...Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are...
Job 23:13
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, t...Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth accord...Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are...Job 12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, an...
Cross References
Job 23:2
Job 10:1My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak...Job 7:11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;...Job 11:6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that...Job 6:2Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances to...Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased...
Job 23:3
Job 16:21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!Job 13:3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Isaiah 55:6¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Job 31:35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer...2 Corinthians 5:19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing...
Job 23:4
Job 13:18Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolatio...Job 37:19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of...Numbers 14:13¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou brou...Joshua 7:8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
Job 23:5
1 Corinthians 4:3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s...Job 42:2I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden fro...Job 13:22Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.Job 10:2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with m...
Job 23:6
Job 9:33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.2 Corinthians 12:9And he said unto me,My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made per...Job 13:21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against h...Ezekiel 20:33¶ As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched...
Job 23:7
Job 13:3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who wa...Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are unde...Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as sca...Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Job 23:8
Job 9:11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him no...1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;...Job 35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefo...Psalms 10:1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?Isaiah 45:15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Job 23:9
Job 23:10
James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall rece...1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishe...James 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;Psalms 139:1O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver...
Job 23:11
Psalms 44:18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge...Romans 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and i...Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them fort...Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be...
Job 23:12
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and r...Psalms 119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.John 4:34Jesus saith unto them,My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to fini...Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are...
Job 23:13
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, t...Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth accord...Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are...Job 12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, an...